Note: Photo included.
http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/04/caucasus_emirate_lea_3.php
“Caucasus Emirate leader survived Russian raid”
By BILL ROGGIO
April 8, 2011
IMAGE CAPTION: “From left to right: Khamzat, the commander of the Riyad-us-Saliheen Martyr Brigade; Doku Umarov, the leader of the Caucasus Emirate; and Saifullah, the suicide bomber of the deadly Jan. 24 suicide attack at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow that killed 35 people.”
SNIPPET: “The leader of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Caucasus Emirate spoke to the media and confirmed he survived a late March raid by Russian commandos that killed 17 terrorists, including the terror group’s deputy commander.
Doku Umarov, the emir of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate, confirmed he was alive and ‘absolutely healthy” in a telephone interview with Radio Free Europe yesterday. Umarov also said he would continue to carry out attacks against Russia.”
jihadology.net/2011/05/17/kavkaz-center-presents-a-new-interview-with-the-amir-of-the-caucasus-emirate-dokku-umarov-about-bin-laden-the-caucasus-emirate-and-casualties-among-the-mujahidin/
“Kavkaz Center presents a new interview with the AmIr of the Caucasus Emirate Dokku Umarov: “About Bin Laden, the Caucasus Emirate, and Casualties Among the Mujahidin””
Posted on May 17, 2011